Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, January 4, 1824

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Title

Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, January 4, 1824

Creator

Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853

Published: August 16, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections

Description

Letter to son. Topics include upcoming presidential election and potential candidates John Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William Crawford; divide in electoral politics on question of slavery particularly in Pennsylvania and New York; question of a Congressional caucus on the election debated; health of members of Congress; Greek War of Independence.